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  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Human Rights Report, Libya and Japan where amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK and China build resilience to disasters in Asia

    Launch of China-UK project will strengthen regional cooperation on disaster management in Asia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UKHO launches new innovation programme to support development of the Blue Economy

    The UK Hydrographic Office's ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme will help start-ups and innovators develop solutions to support safe, secure and thriving oceans

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Britain remembers March 11 on fifth anniversary

    The UK today remembers those affected by the events of 11 March 2011 on the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Welsh Secretary sends condolences to Japanese Ambassador

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has written to the Ambassador of Japan to offer her condolences, and on behalf of the people of Wales…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK to send emergency drinking water to Japan

    The UK will send bottled drinking water to Japan in response to a shortage of safe drinking water, International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell confirmed today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Christina Fonfé presented with British Empire Medal

    Christina Fonfé was presented with the British Empire Medal in recognition of her work with the Sri Lanka Women’s Swimming Project (WSP).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Minister calls on ‘unsung heroes’ to help military respond to new threats

    Defence Minister Stuart Andrew today called on hundreds of firms to help the military respond to emerging threats as quickly as possible, calling them the ‘unsung heroes’ behind the Armed Forces.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Japan - latest update

    An update on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office consular effort in Japan this weekend.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM statement on Japanese earthquake: 16 April 2016

    Prime Minister David Cameron made a statement today following the earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Lynne Featherstone: International Women’s Day speech at the Women of the World Festival

    Keynote speech on the UK government’s programme to end female genital mutilation/cutting in a generation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Project to combat natural disasters among Newton Prize winners

    The winning projects of the Newton Prize 2019 have been congratulated by the international research community.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Resolution on the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Statement and explanation of vote on the resolution on the British Indian Ocean Territory by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Brits in Japan: Invitation to join disaster awareness events in your area

    Consular sections of the British Embassy Tokyo and British Consulate-General Osaka are holding crisis preparedness events for British nationals across Japan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord Ashdown to lead review of emergency aid

    The way the UK responds to humanitarian emergencies such as the Haiti earthquake will be the subject of a comprehensive review

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Earthquake in China

    We are monitoring the earthquake in Yushu in China and gathering further information about its impact.

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    First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government

  • Greening: UK boosts Boxing Day funds for ‘forgotten crises’

    In the wake of devastating Typhoon Haiyan the world must not forget the scores of other, smaller scale disasters happening around the world.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DFID Research: PhD Studentship on the impact of Evidence Aid

    A new PhD studentship, at Queen's University Belfast, looks at the effects of Evidence Aid on decision-making in public health disaster situations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HRH The Duke of Cambridge to visit Japan - Focus on cultural exchange and creative partnerships

    HRH The Duke of Cambridge will visit Japan from February 26 to March 1 and China from March 1 to March 4 to undertake a series of engagements on behalf of Her Majesty's Government.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government